The government needs to review the entire system… Continues the PASS monopoly
The three companies are firmly willing to “reapply soon”, but the schedule is unclear
[서울=뉴스핌] Nae-kyung Nae, reporter Sun-yeop Kim = For the time being, the monopoly of the three mobile communication companies’ PASS services is expected to continue in the non-face-to-face authentication market.
The Korea Communications Commission decided not to designate Toss, Naver, and Kakao, which were considered strong competitors to PASS, as identity verification agencies. In particular, as the Korea Communications Commission expressed its will to review the overall system for designating an identity verification agency, it became more difficult to quickly designate an additional identity verification agency.
On the 9th, the Korea Communications Commission held the 8th plenary meeting at the government’s Gwacheon government office, and designated toss operators Viva Republica, Kakao, and Naver as the’personal verification agency’ pursuant to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection (Information and Communication Network Act). I decided not to.
In the case of Korea Trade Information and Communication (KNET), it succeeded in being designated as a new identity verification agency at the end of last year, but the impact on the market is unlikely.
◆Korea Communications Commission, non-face-to-face identification service weighs on’safety’ rather than’convenience’
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| [서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Nae Nae-kyung = The Korea Communications Commission held the 8th plenary meeting at the government’s Gwacheon government office on the 9th, and used toss operators Viva Republica, Kakao, and Naver as a’personal verification agency in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (Information and Communication Network Act). It was decided not to designate it as. 2021.03.09 [email protected] |
At the plenary meeting on this day, the KCC members re-emphasized that safety is more important than the convenience that the non-face-to-face authentication means will bring.
Vice-Chairman Kim Hyun emphasized that “designation of a new business operator should be judged on a strict basis with safety as the top priority.”
Standing committee member Kim Chang-ryong also said, “It may be misunderstood that the result of this review is interfering with the activation of ICT that the government is focusing on, but safety is paramount to designating an identity verification agency.” “There is an obligation to designate an applicant agency that can stably develop and provide an alternative means of verification as an identity verification agency,” he said.
Korea Communications Commission Chairman Sang-hyuk Han also said, “Because the identity verification agency is a business that handles identification information, it is difficult if there is room for use of identification information in a manner other than its intended purpose.” He asked.
At the meeting on the day, there was also a voice saying that we should be aware of this and improve the inefficiency of the review process. It is interpreted as being aware that it took six months from the initial application to the identity verification agencies of Toss, Naver, and Kakao to announce the results of the examination.
Standing Committee Member Ahn Hyung-hwan said, “If the entry into a non-face-to-face digital society becomes full-fledged in the future, we will be interested in applying for identity verification agencies other than existing telecommunications and Internet operators.” “I pointed out.
◆Naver and Kakao are willing to reapply, but the schedule is’in the fog’
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| [서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Nae Nae-kyung = The Korea Communications Commission held the 8th plenary meeting at the government’s Gwacheon government office on the 9th, and used toss operators Viva Republica, Kakao, and Naver as a’personal verification agency in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (Information and Communication Network Act). It was decided not to designate it as. The photo shows a media briefing after the plenary session ends 2021.03.09 [email protected] |
Regarding the results, Toss, Naver, and Kakao announced their intention to reapply for any deficiencies.
A Naver official said, “I am sorry about the results today and I will prepare for a re-application. We will be able to tell you the details only after receiving the results from the Korea Communications Commission.”
Toss officials also said, “We expected that there would be no problems with final designation as all matters pointed out by the review committee have been completed, but we are disappointed.” “Insisted.
The KCC will notify the results to Toss, Naver, and Kakao during this month.
However, despite the strong willingness of the rejected companies to reapply, the future schedule is uncertain. Even if the three companies improve the items that were judged inappropriate this time, they must go through the process of applying for an identity verification agency again from the beginning.
In particular, it is predicted that a longer time will be required as the Korea Communications Commissioners requested policy improvement at the plenary meeting on this day.
At the plenary meeting on this day, ▲ possibility of hacking in the process of signing up under a non-real name and converting to a real name ▲ Minimum collection of resident registration numbers on the Internet ▲ Appropriate number of organizations considering service demand and stability ▲ Unrecognized for the possibility of identity verification agencies using identification information in ways other than the purpose, etc. Standing committee members pointed out that a clear solution to the points of concern was needed.
At a media briefing held at the Gwacheon government office after the plenary meeting, Sora Lee, head of the Internet User Policy Division, said, “There was a voice that the system needs to be improved in the review process, and the same point was made at the plenary meeting today.” I will set the date again.”